Podagrion cf. splendens wasp depositing her eggs into a mantis (Mantis religiosa) ootheca. Eventually, tiny wasps will emerge from the ootheca instead of small mantids. (for photographers) First click with the new @venuslaowa 100mm macro 2:1 yesterday! It seems a super-duper lens, but I still have to test it on a more "tech" style. Anyway, I really appreciated it keeps the aperture ring wide open for focusing instead of working in stop down like other Laowa lenses. Amazingly lightweight (100 gr less than the Nikon 105 macro VR) and thin, so no more bulky lenses only good for forum machos. Of course, passing 1:1 means that keeping sharpness and good DOF on a single shot like this is less easy, but the lens seems to hold very well indeed (and I'm not a 400% zoom nerd on Lightroom to see if the atoms are sharp enough for the forum chat, I rather like to go out and photograph beautiful animals instead of watching bright screens and pixels). #macro #insect #insectphotography #podagrion #wasp #bee #parasite #mantis #pickoftheday #predatoridelmicrocosmo #strangebuttrue #small #tiny https://www.instagram.com/emanuele_biggi/p/BvcA-IcAMnX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e5bbx2h1s616